- Nozomi (train)
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Nozomi N700 Series Nozomi Shinkansen, September 2007 Service type Shinkansen Operator JR Central, JR West Line used Tōkaidō Shinkansen, Sanyō Shinkansen Maximum speed 300 km/h (186 mph) Started 1992 Rolling stock 300/500/700/N700 series Nozomi (のぞみ ) is the fastest train service running on the Tōkaidō/Sanyō Shinkansen in Japan. The service stops at only the largest stations, and along the stretch between Shin-Osaka and Hakata, Nozomi services using N700 series equipment reach speeds of 300 km/h (186 mph). The trip between Tokyo and Osaka, a distance of 515 kilometres, takes 2 hours 26 minutes on the fastest Nozomi.[1]
Nozomi services commenced on March 14, 1992 using 300 series trainsets with a top speed of 270 km/h. From March 1997, 500 series trainsets were introduced on Tokyo - Hakata Nozomi services, running at a maximum speed of 300 km/h and covering the section between Shin-Osaka and Hakata in 2 hours 17 minutes.
700 series trains were introduced on Nozomi services in 1999, and N700 series trains were introduced from July 1, 2007, initially with four daily round-trip runs. All through Nozomi services (Tokyo–Hakata) were operated by N700 trains by 2009, and all regularly scheduled Nozomi services are scheduled to be operated by N700 trains by 2011.
The trains stop at fewer stations than the Hikari trains. On the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, Nozomi trains stop at Tokyo Station, Shinagawa Station, Shin-Yokohama Station, Nagoya Station, Kyoto Station, and Shin-Ōsaka Station.[1] On the Sanyō line, all Nozomi trains stop at Shin-Kobe Station, Okayama Station, Hiroshima Station, Kokura Station, and Hakata Station. Certain Nozomi trains stop at additional stations as well. The Nozomi train service is not covered by the Japan Rail Pass.
The word nozomi in Japanese means "hope" or "wish".
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Formations
N700 series
(All cars non-smoking, except for smoking compartments located in cars 3, 7, 10, and 15)
←Hakata Tokyo→ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 NR NR NR R R R R G G G R R R R R R - G: Green car (first class) (reserved seating)
- R: Standard class reserved seating
- NR: Standard class non-reserved seating
300/700 series
←Hakata Tokyo→ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 NS NS S NS NS NS NS NS NS S NS NS NS NS S S NR NR NR R R R R G G G R R R R R R - G: Green car (first class) (reserved seating)
- R: Standard class reserved seating
- NR: Standard class non-reserved seating
- NS: Non-smoking seats
- S: Smoking seats
Nozomi stopping patterns (as of March 2009)
Key
● All trains stop
○ Some trains stop
△ Few trains stop
▬ No trains stop/Service does not run here
(###) Train numbers included in/excluded from table
1 Some trains begin/terminate in Nishi-Akashi, Himeji, Okayama or Hiroshima.
2 Some trains begin/terminate in Nagoya.Note: Basic Nozomi stopping patterns are shown. Additional Nozomi trains with differing stopping patterns are added during holiday and high-peak travel periods, and are not included in this table.
Station Distance (km)
(from Tokyo)Tokyo - Hakata1 Tokyo-
Shin-Osaka2Nagoya - Hakata Tokyo 0.0 ●
(Ex. 99)● ▬ Shinagawa 6.8 ● ● ▬ Shin-Yokohama 25.5 ● ● ▬ Nagoya 342.0 ● ● ●
(Ex. 600, 601)Kyoto 476.3 ● ● ●
(Ex. 600, 601)Shin-Ōsaka 515.4 ● ● ● Shin-Kobe 548.0 ● ▬ ● Nishi-Akashi 570.2 △
(100)▬ ▬ Himeji 601.3 ○ ▬ ▬ Okayama 676.3 ● ▬ ● Fukuyama 733.1 ○ ▬ ○ Hiroshima 821.2 ● ▬ ● Tokuyama 903.5 ○ ▬ ▬ Shin-Yamaguchi 944.6 ○ ▬ ○ Kokura 1013.2 ● ▬ ● Hakata 1069.1 ● ▬ ● References
- JR新幹線&特急列車ファイル [JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File]. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. 2008. ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6.
- JR Timetable, March 2008 issue
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